No. 2 seed Serena Williams showed that she was not in good form on Thursday, as she failed to go past Sybille Bammer, losing with a score of 75 64; while older sister and No. 3 seed Venus Williams fought more in her match against No. 14 seed Flavia Penn
etta, but still lost, with a score of 76(4) 64.
etta, but still lost, with a score of 76(4) 64."When I came to the court, I was just focused on my game and everything was working very well," Pennetta said. "My confidence now is perfect. I believed I could beat her again. Most of the other players go on the court thinking they want to play a good match against the top players. If you go on there thinking you just want to make a good result, you can never win against them."
"I made too many errors today, but I have to give her lots of credit for playing well and keeping so many balls in play," Williams said. "I could have been more aggressive and consistent. I was confident, but it would have been nice to capitalize on my opportunities. I'll just have to be ready for my next match."
Clijsters continued her run in Cincinnati after beating Kuznetsova in three tough sets, with a score of 64 46 62.
Top seed Dinara Safina also showed some good effort during her match against Shuai Peng, winning with a score of 63 64. Safina will next play Clijsters for a spot in the semifinals.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Singles - Third Round
(1) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. Shuai Peng (CHN) 63 64
Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. (2) Serena Williams (USA) 75 64
(14) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (3) Venus Williams (USA) 76(4) 64
(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 64
(5) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. (9) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 75 76(4)
(WC) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (6) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 64 46 62
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (7) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 76(6) 06 76(5)
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Melinda Czink (HUN) 30 ret. (low back injury)
No comments:
Post a Comment